Scott Beveridge

Keith Urban reckons he got lost "six times" on his way to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Tuesday night because of all the tunnels.

Once on stage he is taking selfies with eight-year-old Lauren, backed by thousands of fans he tells to squeeze in closer for a better shot.

Later on he gives away his guitar to another young girl after finishing a rousing rendition of You Look Good in my Shirt at a microphone placed high up in the stands.

When Caboolture's favourite son invites Moranbah pub singer Brooke Schubert on stage for a duet, it seems a perfectly natural thing to do.

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For while he may be one of the most successful and powerful figures in the global music industry, the real genius of Keith Urban is how on stage he convinces you he is just a regular guy. Happy to be home. Grateful. Having the time of his life.

Fans are fanatical. They know all the words to every song, even though many of the tracks are relatively new numbers off his latest number one album Fuse.

Brooke Schubert, discovered by Urban in north Queensland and now completing the whole Light the Fuse tour, smashes it out of the park on "We Were Us".

Urban tackles his biggest hits with the same level of flawless professionalism as his new songs.

Long Hot Summer, Kiss a Girl, Better Life and Somebody Like You prove almost impossible to sit down for.

Ballads OnlyYou Can Love Me This Way, Stupid Boy and Come Back to Me are captivating

On Stupid Boy he sets the mood with his acoustic guitar before switching to electric mid-song for another mesmerising guitar solo.

While Urban’s change of tempo keeps the night flowing beautifully, there is always another foot stomping classic like Put you in a song just around the corner to raise the roof.

A four-track encore caps off an incredible night. When Keith peels off two acoustic solos back to back; Making Memories of Us and Better Life, his incredible spectrum of talents has been fully explored.

A brilliant show by a consummate professional.

Urban performs again in Brisbane Wednesday night before moving on to Sydney, Melbourne, Narrabri, Perth, then to the Calgary Stampede and across the US